Overview
- Mark Zuckerberg told jurors Meta was too slow to detect or block under‑13 users on Instagram, saying he wished the company had done it earlier.
- Pressed on internal emails and metrics about boosting time spent, he denied designing apps to create addiction and said Meta now prioritizes product value over minutes used.
- Plaintiffs argue a 20‑year‑old began using YouTube at 6 and Instagram at 9 and developed depression, anxiety, body‑image issues and suicidal thoughts, citing internal memos likening Instagram to a drug and Google products to casinos.
- Meta and Google contend the plaintiff’s difficulties stem from family circumstances and note parental controls and teen safety features, with Instagram’s Adam Mosseri calling the issue “problematic use” rather than clinical addiction.
- TikTok and Snap settled before trial, leaving Meta and Google as defendants in a proceeding expected to last at least six weeks that could influence parallel cases and regulatory debates, including a separate state suit in New Mexico.